New Delhi, March 20 (TIWN) During the course of election surveillance being carried out for the ensuing Assembly elections in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, the Income Tax Department on March 16 conducted search actions on five premises in Chennai.

In a separate development, the Income Tax Department, carried out search and seizure operations on March 17 on a business group engaged in yarn trading and supply of PPE kits, bags and Baby care kits to various State Governments. The searches were conducted in eight premises at Tirupur, Dharapuram and Chennai.